Oxalis valdiviensis

A small yellow-flowered Oxalis of central and southern Chile and adjacent Argentina, with clover-like leaves and red-veined flowers on upright stalks. It is usually grown as an annual or short-lived perennial, often self-seeds, and needs cool, moist conditions while growing.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Forest margins, clearings, stream banks and disturbed ground in temperate southern beech and mixed forest, from the lowlands to Andean slopes. Often in partial shade at forest edges.

Recorded at 4 to 2,450 m, median about 1,100 m.

Chile (central and south)Argentina (Neuquén and Río Negro)Great Britain (introduced)

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.